Dr Effron is assistant professor of emergency medicine at Case Western Reserve University, attending physician in the department of emergency medicine at the MetroHealth Medical Center, and consultant emergency physician at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, all in Cleveland.
David Effron, MD Case Western Reserve...
A 24-year-old woman presents to your office complaining of “pus” on her right tonsil. She noticed this while brushing her teeth 2 days earlier.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Kansas
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He practices adult and pediatric dermatology in Overland Park, Kan.
DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Uni...
Increased pigmentation on her lower back is noted by a 38-year-old woman who has used a heating pad for several months for low back pain. What condition are you looking at here?
NOAH GRAMS, MD and P. PATRICK MULARONI, MD All Children’s Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla
NOAH GRAMS, MD and P. PATRICK MULARO...
One hour after sustaining a puncture wound to the left ankle, a 2-year-old boy was brought the emergency department. The father, a commercial fisherman, was attempting to free a catfish from a crab trap...
FRANCISCO SANCHEZ, MD, LT USN (Ret), MARIELA CANO, MD, and ELIZABETH FELDMAN, MD University of Illinois–Chicago/Advocate Illinois Masonic Family Practice Residency Program
Although widespread outbreaks of food poisoning attract public attention, the latest data from the CDC show that incidences of foodborne disease are decreasing.
ALEX IANONNE, DO, WILLIAM HICKS, MD, CHRISTOPHER SWIFT, DO, CHRISTOPHER MALOZZI, DO, and GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD University of South Alabama
Dr Ianonne, Dr Hicks, and Dr Swift are residents in internal medicine at the University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama. Dr Malozzi is a cardiology fellow at the University of South Alabama Medical Center. Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT.
ALEX IANONNE, DO, WILLIAM HICKS, MD,
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<p>For 5 days, a 30-year-old man has had fever, rigors, and diaphoresis. He admits to intravenous (IV) cocaine use. &nbsp;His temperature is 38.6°C (101.4°F); pulse, 108 beats per minute...
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor University of South Alabama
Dr Rutecki is professor of medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile.He is also a member of the editorial board of CONSULTANT.
GREGORY W. RUTECKI, MD—Series Editor
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<p><strong><em>How safe is the use of sodium phosphate enemas and laxatives in elderly persons?</em></strong></p>
<p>In an age of polypharmacy, a variety of...
JONATHAN A. BERNSTEIN, MD University of Cincinnati
Dr Bernstein is professor of clinical medicine in the department of internal medicine, division of immunology/allergy, at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
JONATHAN A. BERNSTEIN, MD
Unive...
Avoidance of allergens and irritants known to cause or aggravate allergic rhinitis and asthma is a key component in the management of these disorders.
<p>This article features several cases of skin lesions caused by leisure activities, such as swimming, beach-going, and sports. &nbsp;It features curaneous larva migrans, swimmer's itch,...
LAWRENCE I. KAPLAN, MD and Ronald N. Rubin, MD—Series Editor Temple University
Dr Kaplan is assistant dean for clinical education and professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
RONALD N. RUBIN, MD—Series Editor: Dr Rubin is professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and chief of clinical hematology in the department of medicine at Temple University Hospital, both in Philadelphia.
LAWRENCE I. KAPLAN, MD
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<p>A 44-year-old woman is hospitalized for evaluation and management of an excessively elevated international normalized ratio (INR). She takes warfarin for a thromboembolic diathesis of 10 years’...
SARA CHOWDHURY, MD and KIM A. CARMICHAEL, MD—Series Editor Washington University
SARA CHOWDHURY, MD and KIM A. CARMICH...
<p>When insulin secretion by the pancreatic ß-cell is not sufficient to maintain normal blood glucose levels,&nbsp;diabetes develops. Although the exact cause of defective insulin secretion is not...
JONATHAN A. BERNSTEIN, MD University of Cincinnati
Dr Bernstein is professor of clinical medicine in the department of internal medicine, division of immunology/allergy, at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
JONATHAN A. BERNSTEIN, MD Univer...
Environmental exposures both cause and exacerbate allergic rhinitis and asthma.
ROSALIND KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Temple University
Rosalind kaplan, MD—Series Editor: Dr Kaplan is clinical associate professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, where she teaches narrative medicine. She is the author of The Patient in the White Coat: My Odyssey From Health to Illness and Back.
ROSALIND KAPLAN, MD—Series Editor Tem...
<p>All doctors are writers. We write about providing medical care and about our patients over and over, every day, in the form of history and physicals, progress notes, and consultant’s letters. These...
